Dr. George Rebok and his research team have developed cognitive or “brain training” interventions to improve function in areas such as memory, problem solving, and speed of processing, which decline with aging and are critical for everyday activities.

Dr. Charlotte Jane Sumner cares for patients with genetic motor neuron disorders, such as spinal muscular atrophy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which until recently lacked any treatments that address the underlying causes.

Dr. Christopher Ross and his lab are studying the complementary approach to treat Huntington’s disease by developing mouse models, which have progressive symptoms that are similar to those of patients.

Dr. Alexander Pantelyat and his team collect blood and spinal fluid for genetic and proteomic analyses by using novel brain imaging techniques to distinguish between types of Parkinson’s-plus syndromes.

Dr. Norman Haughey and his research team study how to regulate the brain’s inflammatory response to HIV infections, traumatic brain injury and nerve degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Jee Bang and her research team are currently running numerous clinical studies on Huntington’s disease. The studies involve testing new experimental drugs that treat symptoms, all while looking for new targets for therapeutics.